USAID Situation Report #15 available online

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Fact Sheet #15 click here.

To access the USAID Program Map #15 click here.

Media Release: Struggling with Burma's Other Humanitarian Crisis

The Thailand Burma Border Consortium issued a media release yesterday alerting the international community not to forget the ongoing and unmet humanitarian needs of displaced Burmese populations living along the Thailand-Burma border. To read the press release, click here.

Ethical guidelines on photographing & interviewing children

Two guideline documents have been uploaded to the Disaster Reporting website on Photographing and Interviewing Children affected by Cyclone Nargis. The guidelines, endorsed by UNICEF, are available to download in English and Burmese.

UN Press Corps report available

A Pool Report from UN Press Corp staff who have been accompanying the UN Secretary General on his trip in Burma is now available from the UN Information Service in Bangkok. To read the announcement click here.

For more information, please contact :
UN Information Services
Tel: +66-2-288-2861-9; Fax: +66-2-288-1052
Email: unisbkk.unescap@un.org

Press Conference: Update on United Nations Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar

The United Nations system in Bangkok will give a press briefing at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on the humanitarian assistance provided in response to Cyclone Nargis. The press conference will be held on Tuesday, May 27 at 11:00 am.

Speakers from UN agencies will provide an update on the situation on the ground and relief activities being undertaken. Among the agencies expected to brief the media are: the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Children's Fund and the World Health Organization.

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
Penthouse, Maneeya Center Building
518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station)
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02-652-0580-1
Fax: 02-652-0582
E-mail: info@fccthai.com
Web Site: http://www.fccthai.com

USAID Situation Reports #13 available online

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Fact Sheet #13 click here...

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Program Map #13 click here...

PSAs in Burmese for Cyclone Survivors now available

Two public service announcements have been developed for broadcast on Burmese radio. These PSAs have important information for journalists and stringers who intend to travel to the worst affected areas.

• To access the first set of PSAs on water and sanitation, click here...
• The access the second set of PSAs on precautions for people handling bodies of victims, click here...